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“In Your Glass! The Evolution of Libation at the American Table,” a Panel Discussion, June 5th at NYU’s Fales Library

May 27, 2014
N-347 2013-14

New York University’s Fales Library, the home of one of the nation’s largest and most prestigious collections in food studies, will host a panel discussion entitled “In Your Glass! The Evolution of Libation at the American Table” on Thursday, June 5, 2014 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. at the Fales Library, third floor, Elmer Holmes Bobst Library, 70 Washington Square South, (at LaGuardia Place). [Subways A,C,E, B,D,M to West 4th Street; 6 line to Astor Place; R train to 8th Street.].

The panelists, all outspoken and passionate advocates for food and drink, each in their own right, will gather together to blend their experiences and viewpoints, creating a provocative and lively discussion about what America drinks, where it came from, and why knowing about it is important.

“Expect a refreshing chat in a drought year,” said Clark Wolf, founder and President of Clark Wolf Company. “With some definitive words on the popular practice of wine and food pairings from a top Times columnist, to how the City of New York thinks about our drinks; from serious historical perspectives, to the underpinnings of 21st &nbsp;century tippling and dining...This is a cool, refreshing topic for a hot day in June. Join four clear, strong voices speaking out about that other important spot on the table.”

Host: Clark Wolf, food and restaurant consultant.&nbsp; Wolf has more than thirty years of experience in the food industry and is founder and President of Clark Wolf Company, a New York-based food and restaurant consulting firm.

MEDIA ONLY: Reporters interested in covering or attending the event must contact Christopher James at 212-998-6876 or email christopher.james@nyu.edu.

Suggested donation: $10. All gifts support the Marion Nestle Food Studies Collection.&nbsp; RSVP to: rsvp.bobst@nyu.edu with your name and title/date of the event.&nbsp; For more information the public may call Elizabeth Wiest, 212 992 9744 or email liz.wiest@nyu.edu. Reception to follow.

“In Your Glass! The Evolution of Libation at the American Table,” part of Fales Library’s “Critical Topics in Food Series,” is sponsored by New York University Fales Library; Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health; and Clark Wolf.

About Fales Library and Special Collections:

The Fales Library, comprising nearly 355,000 volumes and over 10,000 linear feet of archive and manuscript materials, houses the Fales Collection of rare books and manuscripts in English and American literature, the Downtown Collection, the Marion Nestle Food Studies Collection and the general special collections of the NYU Libraries. The Fales Collection was given to NYU in 1957 by DeCoursey Fales in memory of his father, Haliburton Fales. It is especially strong in English literature from the middle of the 18th century to the present, documenting developments in the novel. The Downtown Collection documents the downtown New York art, performance, and literary scenes from 1975 to the present and is extremely rich in archival holdings, including extensive film and video. The Marion Nestle Collection is a vast collection of books and manuscripts documenting food and foodways with particular emphasis on New York City. Other strengths of the collection include the Berol Collection of Lewis Carroll Materials, the Robert Frost Library, the Kaplan and Rosenthal Collections of Judaica and Hebraica and the manuscript collections of Elizabeth Robins and Erich Maria Remarque. The Fales Library preserves manuscripts and original editions of books that are rare or important not only because of their texts, but also because of their value as artifacts.